Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-29
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shipplng the wool from Bowdoinbam. Thasa
ana other cliRchers in the circpms,an,,ol
chain convinced the jury and thew were ont
only about half hour, returning verde,
OF guilty at about half past FIVE. McMullen
maze little other defense than a general de-
MAI OF the charges, simply asserting that he
was not the man. Az
AZ Tuesdays session of the Supreme
judicial Court at Auburn. Mr. j. C. Bean of
AiVermore Falls, pleaded guilty to an indict
ment for gambling. MIR. Be,n is proprietor
Vi the hockomeka House. An indictment
"saiast MIN was secured from the grand jury
aoou' year ago, but he, promising to dis
oon'inue ms practice, the prosecution was
.he past year, resulted in the prosecution of
the former indictment. The indoe finad him,
$50 and costs.
There we're Al cars OF freight shipped
from houlIon station tor the week ending
aprii 20 as follows: Shingles, 8; potatoes
Fl; hay 4; horses 4; MISCELLANEOUS G.
Leather l =; lumber 2; cattle /.
CUMBERLAND
Rev. John Snyder, of St. Louis, preached
at the First Parish church in Portland. a
snort time ago, says the Advertiser After
his visit TO Portland he wrote a paper which
was read before the Unitarian club at St
Louis, crlticising the working of the prehibi-
tory law in Portland. General Neal Dow
charged him with being in the pay of the
liquor leagues. Rev Mr.. Snyder has written
TO the Argus, emphatically denying this and
calling upon General Dow to produce proofs
or make public apology.
Mr.. Bert of Sacarappa. mechanic and a
native of London, Eng, who has resided in
that village with his family some three years,
recently received notice of the death of
relative in the ''old country" leaving a be-
quest OF 100000 to him. The family
started en- route for London Wednesday
morning.
Mr. Dwinal Pride met with serious
accident Tuesday night in this wise: He had
blown out the light and started, as he thought
for bed, but instead went straight for the
front stairs and fell the whole length, dis
Locating his ribs and receiving other bruises.
Mr.. Pride is heavy man and it is a wonder
he got of as we'll as he did
FRANKLIN.
The birch mills at Temple are running at
full force and cutting out the spool stock
very fast. E. M. Wilder employees nine men
and is saving about ten cords day. Charles
Hodgkins runs his mill night and day, en-
ploying eighteen men, and is saving twenty
cords per day.
HANCOCK.
The new Eden Water Company at Bar
Harbor elected Charles L How, president, in
place of Samuel Lyon, deceased. The
company, Wednesday, mad the offer re-
CURED by its charter to buy the plant and
franchise of the Bar Harbor Water Com
pany. The Roiicks, who run the latter COM
pany, will probably refuse and in that case
the new organization says that it " ill put in
the works.
jill. Stimson, Esq, is making business
boom at his quarry at West Sullivan the
present season. His employees number $50,
and since the first day of April he has shipped
200 900 pavings, besides a large number of
cargoes of edge stone.
Hancock county has female land specu
lator in the person of Miss Fife ODER of
Bluehill. She has recently purchased of ex-
Secretary Robson II "a acres of land in
Washington, d. c., for which she paid S78,
600, Previous to this we understand Miss
Ober had invested S25, 900 in the same city.
Miss Ober had no windfalls, no handed down
legacies. All this prosperity is the accumu-
latlon of her own hands, and that within a
few years.
Business is reported brisk at Great Pond
Men are coming every day for driving.
Mason & Cushman employ about 100 men on
the river and William McPhee is their fore
man.
KENNEBEc.
Jenning Bros. of Wayne, have been obliged
to double the capacity of their canning fac
tory the present year. Three firms in Boston
were negotiating for an unlimited pack of
corn, which finds ready market in Boston
and New York. Corn. tomatoes, squash and
apples will be put up at this factory the COM
ing fall. A large steam boiler will be added,
besides necessary machinery to carry on the
business. The different sizes of cans used
are now manufactured at the shop. MIR. VIM.
White of Fitchburg, Mass, has charge of
this department. This establishment gives
employment to many people in the canning
season, besides distributing large sum OF
money to the farmers. This is a fine loca-
ton for the raising of this crop, principally
high and early land. E. T. Cowdery & Co.,
of Boston, who have had the entire pack of
corn of this firm for several years,
have contracted for the coming year.
KNOX.
Fish Commissioner Counce, of the sea fish
cries. says that the Holsters captured this
spring are very small. and assigns their size
to the wholesale destruction which has been
practiced. Burnham & Morril's canning
factory at Port Clyde, has not been in opera
ton this year, but the others are in full blast.
After the first of July they will be limited to
Holsters 100 inches long and over.
OXFORD.
The Oxford Democrat reports a curious
state eft affairs in Roxbury school district.
The supervisor ordered the school to close;
the teacher, backed by large ma ority of
the parents, kept right along until the end OF
the term, as at first planned; and then made
out bill for services, winch the agent en-
dorsed The chairman of the selectmen re-
fused to pay it, and friends of the teacher got
up petition for town meeting, to settle the
case.
PENORsCoT.
Mr.. James Mayo of Brewer. has received
an order for 1000 fish barrels, to be shipped
this week for Gloucester.
Two well known gentlemen of Bangor,
have Just paid Sl2, 900 for lot OF land 7OxSO
feet at Bar Rarbor. This is land specula-
ton in earnest.
The canning factory of Dexter is nov run
by MIR. Chss. Moses exclusively and will do
great deal more business this year than last.
The proprietor will Contract for 100 acres.
The new factory at st. Adams, and also that
OF Mr.. j. +. Hamilton, at Garland, will
operate for the first time this year, bat there
IS room enough for all of them, and they will
not clash.
The Messrs. Heal of Lagrange, are run
ming their mills night and day, on birch,
besides a.large amount of spool stock. They
make boxes, onion crates. and barrel heads